Vogue announced on December 10 that Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, and Venus Williams will join Anna Wintour as co-chairs for the 2026 Met Gala, the prestigious fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.
This event will signify Beyoncé’s return to the Met steps after a 10-year absence—her previous appearance was in 2016 for the “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology” theme, where she donned Givenchy Haute Couture. In contrast, Kidman and Williams are frequent attendees, having both appeared at the most recent gala in May, themed around Black dandyism and titled “Tailored for You.”
For Wintour, the 2026 gala marks her first since relinquishing her role as Vogue’s editor-in-chief earlier this year, though she continues as Condé Nast’s global chief content officer and Vogue’s global editorial director. She has overseen the Met Gala since 1995 and is known for having the ultimate approval on guest lists, per reports.
Vogue also unveiled the 2026 Host Committee, led by co-chairs Anthony Vaccarello and Zoë Kravitz. Members include Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Gwendoline Christie, Alex Consani, Misty Copeland, Elizabeth Debicki, Lena Dunham, Paloma Elsesser, LISA, Chloe Malle, Sam Smith, Teyana Taylor, Lauren Wasser, Anna Weyant, A’ja Wilson, and Yseult, with more names to be revealed later.
Is the 2026 Met Gala Theme and Dress Code Revealed?
The Costume Institute recently introduced its spring 2026 exhibition, “Costume Art,” curated by Andrew Bolton. This show, exploring the interplay between clothing and the human body, will shape the gala’s direction, but the specific dress code remains unannounced.
Structured around various body themes, such as “The Naked Body,” “The Pregnant Body,” and “The Aging Body”—the exhibition will showcase items from The Met’s extensive collections, blending historical and modern garments with artworks. As Bolton stated, the goal is to highlight “the centrality of the dressed body within the museum, connecting artistic representations of the body with fashion as an embodied art form.”
“Costume Art” inaugurates The Met’s new Condé Nast Galleries, a spacious 12,000-square-foot area adjacent to the Great Hall. It opens to visitors soon after the gala, from May 10, 2026, to January 10, 2027.
More updates, particularly the official dress code for the 2026 Met Gala, are expected in the coming months.
